Monday, June 9, 2014

Smoke 'N Wings (San Jose, CA): Pulled Pork Nachos

I don't ordinarily seek out nachos at barbecue joints, but an engineer at work tipped me off to these and since Smoke 'N Wings is but 10 minutes from the office, I had to do it. Good decision! Mostly...
Barbecue pulled pork doesn't come to mind as the perfect meat for a plate of nachos, but here it works. Sweet, savory barbecue sauce over tender, generous quantities of pulled pork shoulder. And well played S-'N-W for using plastic cheese sauce instead of real melted cheese. Not sure whether it was a cost decision or a purposeful stroke of genius, but the way that the barbecue sauce and cheese sauce mixed together to form a cheesy barbecue infusion (almost a BB/Cheese Aoli?) was almost magical. Now, if they could have made a better choice on the chips (the giant Costco bag variety which I've fortunately only encountered on one other location at the mediocre Fiesta Taqueria)we'd have had something amazing.

Side note: A coworker who came along ordered some of their exceptional wings. The crisp texture of the skin and tenderness of the meat made for some of the best wings I've ever had - highly recommended!

Rating: 4 out of 5Rating Notes: Generous helping for just $6.95. Jalapeños blended beautifully with overall flavor. Scored bonus points for originality and generosity or would've been a 3 or 3½ at most.Map to Location:http://mapq.st/SHVVAP